From gang life, addiction, and a 50-year sentence to a radical encounter with Jesus — Yuri shares his powerful testimony of prison, redemption, and rebuilding a life for God. Hear how God’s grace transformed him into a husband, worship leader, and minister to at-risk youth. A hopeful word for anyone who’s lost: change is possible through Christ.

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Credits:
Testimony by Yuri Luckette
Directed by Eric Villatoro 
Interviewed by Eric Villatoro
Edited By Joshua Gayle
Audio Mixed by Paul Nicholas 
Testimony Recorded at Ambassadors Coffee in San Antonio, Texas

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Chapters
00:00 Introduction

00:36 Why Share My Testimony

01:39 Being Raised by My Mother and Grandmother

02:54 Falling on Hard Times, Mom Becomes Jehovah’s Witness

06:27 My Father Introduces Me to Drugs and the Streets

11:24 Getting into Crime, In and Out of Jail as a Teen

15:20 Joining the Crips, Crack Addiction Begins

21:15 Facing 50 Years for Aggravated Robbery

26:21 Going into Prison in 1994

31:53 Tired of the Gang Life, Considering Christianity

35:30 The Lord Starts Convicting Me 

40:14 Learning More About Jesus

45:17 Giving My Life to Jesus

50:33 God Strips Me of the Old Life

55:55 Growing in My Faith

1:01:01 Meeting and Marrying My Wife

1:07:33 Ministry Opportunities in Prison

1:10:57 Coming Up for Parole after 25 Years

1:13:45 Being Released from Prison in 2019

1:16:42 Reentering Society

1:19:21 Starting Crip to Christ Ministries

1:22:41 Maintaining Freedom in Christ After Prison

1:27:16 The Lord is Still Changing Me

1:29:20 Family Dynamics Post Prison

1:32:31 Who is Jesus to You?

1:33:50 Prayer

1:35:43 Final Words

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